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N0. 6I4,595. Patented Nov. 22, I898.

J. G WILSON.

VENETIAN AWNING BLIND.

(Applicati filed Dec. 27, 1897.)

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IIIII WITNESSES:

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VENE TIAN AWNING-BLIND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 614,595, dated November22, 1898.

Application filed December 27, 1897. Serial No. 663,691. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LJAMES GWVILSON, asubject of Victoria,Queen of GreatBritain, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVenetian Awning-Blinds; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in Venetianawningblinds, and has for its object to so equip the ordinary Venetianblinds that they may be capable of being swung outwardly in conjunctionwith side slats after the manner of an awning without interfering in theslightest with the usual operation of these blinds, such as theelevation and lowering of the same or the turning of the blindslats ontheir axes.

With these ends in View my invention consists in certain details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, such as will be hereinafterfully set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this application,Figures 1 and 2 are respectively perspective views illustrating myimprovement as viewed from the inside and outside of the building, theblinds being shown distended; Fig. 3, a vertical sectional elevation ofmy improvement, and Fig. a a detail broken sectional elevation showingparticularly the manner of securing the side slats at the upper endsthereof.

Similar numbers of reference denote like parts in the several figures ofthe drawings.

Heretofore awning-blinds have frequently been constructed so that theywill swing outwardly in conjunction with side slats or the like; butsuch construction is entirely different as to general details from theequipment which constitutes my present improvement.

My invention aims to provide an outside Venetian blind with sideawning-slats which will close one directly upon the other and occupy theusual space between the windowcasing and the side edges of theblind-frame and which will be distended by the outward swinging of theblind-frame, and this is accomplished without at all changing the usualoperation of the Venetian blinds, all of which will be readilyunderstood from the following description.

1 is the rectangular frame for the Venetian blinds, which is pivoted atits upper end to brackets 2, near the top of the window-casin g, at eachside thereof.

3 are grooves which are formed in the inner edges of the side sectionsof the frame and extend from the top to the bottom of the same, and 4care the Venetian-blind slats, which are guided at their ends withinthese grooves in the usual manner. These slats are connected with andsupported by the usual tapes 5, which depend from the ordinarytumbling-bar 6, which is pivoted within the frame, near the top thereof,and 7 is the usual roller j ournaled between the sides of the frame, and8 9 are the usual cords, respectively connected with the tumbling-barand roller for turning the blinds on their axes and for elevating andlowering the same in the usual manner.

10 11 are rods which are hinged together at 12, the outer or free endsof these rods being respectively pivoted to the lower part of the frame,at the sides thereof, and to the lower sides of the window-casing. Ipreferably use two sets of these jointed rods, one at each side of theframe; but I do not wish to be limited in this respect, since I can ofcourse use a single jointed rod which is pivoted, as to its free ends,to the central portion of the lower edge of the frame and to thecorresponding portion of the window-casing.

13 is a knob which extends from the rod 11 in the immediate rear of thepivotal point 12, which knob may be grasped by the operator in order tofacilitate the ready opening and closing of the frame. When the blind isto be closed, the joint of the rods 10 11 is broken upwardly, and bypulling the knob inwardly the frame is readily closed and the rods willfold up in substantially a vertical plane.

It will thus be readily understood that I have provided a Venetian-blindframe which is capable of being swung outwardly or inwardly and retainedin either of these positions without in the slightest degree interferingwith the usual manipulation of the blinds proper, and in this connectionI would state that the lower portion of the frame carries a spring-catch14, which will hook over a lug 15, secured to the window-casing, andthus hold the frame securely in closed position.

16 are the slats which constitute the side awnings and which areconfined at their upper ends by means of any suitable pin 17 passingthrough openings in these slats and anchored firmly in the windoW-casing. These slats are arranged immediately in front of each other and haveno movement on their axes, and the outer slat is secured at its lowerextremity in any ordinary manner to the side of the frame. The lowerends of these slats are connected together by an ordinary tape 18, whichlatter at its inner extremity is secured to a spring 19, attached to thewindowcasing, the object of this spring being to take up the slack andto prevent the tape from sagging when the slats are in distendedcondition.

20 is a coil-spring around the pin 17 and bearing against the slats attheir upper ends, so that they cannot wabble or rattle during theoperation of opening or closing the blindframe, while at the same timethis spring will yield readily when the frame is thrown open, so thatthe slats cannot be so rigidly bound together at their upper ends as tocause undue strain when they are distended at the lower ends. Then theframe is closed, these side slats will also close one against the otherand will lie flat against the window-casing at the sides of the frame.Of course I should prefer to connect the lower edges of these slats 16by means of the usual metal tape, which is composed of metal sectionshinged together and adapted to be folded in only one direction, so thatwhen these slats are closed the hinged sections will fold upwardly andwill be concealed entirely from view, and in this connection I wouldstate that this metallic tape is preferably used by me on the slats 4.As above stated, these side slats 16 have no axial movement, and it isnot at all necessary that they should have such a movement, for thereason that in their present condition the sun cannot penetrate throughthe same unless the rays of light are directed in substantially the sameplane with these slats, in which instance the sun would not be apt toglare into a room and the awning itself would be in a closed condition.

As I stated at the outset, I am aware of the fact that awning'blindshave been constructed heretofore, and I therefore wish to be understoodas claiming only my specific construction, which I have described andwhereby a Venetian-blind awning is aiforded without interfering with theusual operations by which these blinds are elevated or lowered or turnedon their axes.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a Venetian awning-blind, the combination of the frame pivoted atits upper end outside the window-casin g and having grooves in the inneredges of its side sections, the roller and tumbling-bar pivoted in theupper part of said frame, the blind-slats guided within said grooves andsupported by the usual tapes which depend from said tumblingbar, theside slats whose upper ends are secured one upon the other at the top ofsaid casing and at the sides of said frame, means for securing thebottom of the outer side slat to the lower side of said frame, theflexible tape which connects the bottom of said side slats,and thespring secured to the casing and connected to the inner end of saidflexible tape, substantially as set forth.

2. In a Venetian awning-blind, the combination of the frame pivoted atits upper part outside the window-casing and having grooves in the inneredges of its side sections, the roller and tumbling-bar pivoted in theupper portion of said frame, the blind-slats guided within said groovesand connected by the usual tapes which depend from said tumblingbar, theside slats arranged one upon the other at the sides of the frame, thepin extending through openings in the upper ends of said side slats andanchored within said casing, the coil-spring around said pin and bearingagainst said slats, means for securing the bottom of the outer side slatto said frame, the flexible tape connecting the lower ends of said sideslats, and the spring secured to the casing and connected to the innerend of said flexible tape,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAS. G. WILSON.

\Vitnesses:

OWEN WARD, C. R. COMES.

